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Fri, 09 Dec 2016 13:21:33 GMTLibercusenhourly1DEP investigation into Rice Energy ends with $3.5M finehttp://powersource.post-gazette.com/powersource/companies/2016/12/09/DEP-investigation-into-Rice-Energy-ends-with-3-5M-fine/stories/201612090123
Thu, 08 Dec 2016 22:16:12 GMThttp://powersource.post-gazette.com/powersource/companies/2016/12/09/DEP-investigation-into-Rice-Energy-ends-with-3-5M-fine/stories/201612090123Noticing a pattern of violations, and complaints from Pennsylvania residents, the state Department of Environmental Protection opened an investigation into Rice Energy Inc., which ended with a settlement and $3.5 million in fines earlier this week.

Noticing a pattern of violations, and complaints from Pennsylvania residents, the state Department of Environmental Protection opened an investigation into Rice Energy Inc., which ended with a settlement and $3.5 million in fines earlier this week.

Homer City power plant battles its biggest supplier, Consolhttp://powersource.post-gazette.com/powersource/companies/2016/12/07/Homer-City-power-plant-battles-its-biggest-supplier-Consol/stories/201612060038
Mon, 05 Dec 2016 21:20:25 GMThttp://powersource.post-gazette.com/powersource/companies/2016/12/07/Homer-City-power-plant-battles-its-biggest-supplier-Consol/stories/201612060038Homer City, one of the largest power plants in Pennsylvania, is fighting against bankruptcy, low energy prices and, now, its largest coal supplier, Consol Energy Inc.

Homer City, one of the largest power plants in Pennsylvania, is fighting against bankruptcy, low energy prices and, now, its largest coal supplier, Consol Energy Inc.

Pipeline opponents ride out storm in shelters, casinohttp://powersource.post-gazette.com/powersource/companies/2016/12/07/Pipeline-opponents-ride-out-storm-in-shelters-casino-3/stories/201612060205
Wed, 07 Dec 2016 04:40:31 GMThttp://powersource.post-gazette.com/powersource/companies/2016/12/07/Pipeline-opponents-ride-out-storm-in-shelters-casino-3/stories/201612060205MANDAN, N.D. — Some protesters who have been fighting the Dakota Access pipeline retreated to a nearby casino and area shelters overnight as a blizzard blew through, but many remained at a camp in southern North Dakota, according to protest organizers who say they’re committed to maintaining the camp through the winter. MANDAN, N.D. — Some protesters who have been fighting the Dakota Access pipeline retreated to a nearby casino and area shelters overnight as a blizzard blew through, but many remained at a camp in southern North Dakota, according to protest organizers who say they’re committed to maintaining the camp through the winter.]]>Next test for pipeline protesters: the North Dakota winterhttp://powersource.post-gazette.com/powersource/companies/2016/12/02/Next-test-for-Dakota-Access-oil-pipeline-protesters-the-North-Dakota-winter/stories/201612020192
Fri, 02 Dec 2016 19:17:22 GMThttp://powersource.post-gazette.com/powersource/companies/2016/12/02/Next-test-for-Dakota-Access-oil-pipeline-protesters-the-North-Dakota-winter/stories/201612020192CANNON BALL, N.D. — So far, the hundreds of protesters fighting the Dakota Access pipeline have shrugged off the heavy snow, icy winds and frigid temperatures that have swirled around their large encampment on the North Dakota grasslands. CANNON BALL, N.D. — So far, the hundreds of protesters fighting the Dakota Access pipeline have shrugged off the heavy snow, icy winds and frigid temperatures that have swirled around their large encampment on the North Dakota grasslands.]]>Bruce Mansfield coal ash headed to West Virginiahttp://powersource.post-gazette.com/powersource/companies/2016/12/01/Bruce-Mansfield-coal-ash-headed-to-West-Virginia/stories/201612010084
Wed, 30 Nov 2016 21:36:22 GMThttp://powersource.post-gazette.com/powersource/companies/2016/12/01/Bruce-Mansfield-coal-ash-headed-to-West-Virginia/stories/201612010084With just a month to go before its longtime coal ash pond, Little Blue Run, is scheduled to be decommissioned, FirstEnergy Corp. has found a new home for the millions of tons of combustion waste coming out of the Bruce Mansfield power plant in Beaver County each year.

With just a month to go before its longtime coal ash pond, Little Blue Run, is scheduled to be decommissioned, FirstEnergy Corp. has found a new home for the millions of tons of combustion waste coming out of the Bruce Mansfield power plant in Beaver County each year.

OPEC agrees to cut output to push up oil pricehttp://powersource.post-gazette.com/powersource/companies/2016/11/30/OPEC-agrees-to-cut-output-to-push-up-oil-price-shale/stories/201611300252
Wed, 30 Nov 2016 17:16:14 GMThttp://powersource.post-gazette.com/powersource/companies/2016/11/30/OPEC-agrees-to-cut-output-to-push-up-oil-price-shale/stories/201611300252VIENNA — OPEC has agreed to cut its oil production for the first time in eight years, ending a strategy of high supply that had aimed to cripple the U.S. energy industry but also led to decade-low prices and drained the budgets of crude-producing nations. VIENNA — OPEC has agreed to cut its oil production for the first time in eight years, ending a strategy of high supply that had aimed to cripple the U.S. energy industry but also led to decade-low prices and drained the budgets of crude-producing nations.]]>Pipeline protest arrests strain North Dakota's court systemhttp://powersource.post-gazette.com/powersource/companies/2016/11/29/Dakota-Access-oil-pipeline-protest-arrests-strain-North-Dakota-court-system/stories/201611290176
Tue, 29 Nov 2016 22:11:14 GMThttp://powersource.post-gazette.com/powersource/companies/2016/11/29/Dakota-Access-oil-pipeline-protest-arrests-strain-North-Dakota-court-system/stories/201611290176BISMARCK, N.D. — The hundreds of arrests during the months of protests against the Dakota Access oil pipeline in North Dakota have created an unprecedented burden for the state’s court system, which faces huge cost overruns and doesn’t have enough judges, lawyers and clerks to handle the workload. BISMARCK, N.D. — The hundreds of arrests during the months of protests against the Dakota Access oil pipeline in North Dakota have created an unprecedented burden for the state’s court system, which faces huge cost overruns and doesn’t have enough judges, lawyers and clerks to handle the workload.]]>Preparing for a different boom http://powersource.post-gazette.com/powersource/companies/2016/11/28/Preparing-for-a-different-boom/stories/201611120001
Tue, 01 Nov 2016 19:05:47 GMThttp://powersource.post-gazette.com/powersource/companies/2016/11/28/Preparing-for-a-different-boom/stories/201611120001Bill’s Valhalla is a capsule of 1970s wood decor, burgundy carpets and aluminum bar signs warning patrons not to urinate off the deck and to respect the American flag. Bill’s Valhalla is a capsule of 1970s wood decor, burgundy carpets and aluminum bar signs warning patrons not to urinate off the deck and to respect the American flag.]]>After Marcellus Shale boom, picturesque Tioga County resumes quieter lifehttp://powersource.post-gazette.com/powersource/companies/2016/11/28/After-Marcellus-Shale-boom-picturesque-Tioga-County-resumes-quieter-life/stories/201611080002
Mon, 31 Oct 2016 16:28:54 GMThttp://powersource.post-gazette.com/powersource/companies/2016/11/28/After-Marcellus-Shale-boom-picturesque-Tioga-County-resumes-quieter-life/stories/201611080002WELLSBORO — Erick Coolidge, county commissioner, dairy farmer, genial ambassador of Tioga County, drove his SUV on a warm fall day past the crests and valleys of farms south of the county seat that obscured about half a dozen shale gas well sites, all of them what he called “locked up.” WELLSBORO — Erick Coolidge, county commissioner, dairy farmer, genial ambassador of Tioga County, drove his SUV on a warm fall day past the crests and valleys of farms south of the county seat that obscured about half a dozen shale gas well sites, all of them what he called “locked up.”]]>Natural gas workers navigate energy's boom and busthttp://powersource.post-gazette.com/powersource/companies/2016/11/28/Energy-jobs-workforce-natural-gas-drilling-cracker-plant/stories/201607240006
Wed, 06 Jul 2016 15:48:27 GMThttp://powersource.post-gazette.com/powersource/companies/2016/11/28/Energy-jobs-workforce-natural-gas-drilling-cracker-plant/stories/201607240006The drilling rigs were hard to ignore.

The drilling rigs were hard to ignore.

What's next for EQT's CEO Dave Porges?http://powersource.post-gazette.com/powersource/companies/2016/11/25/What-s-next-for-EQT-s-CEO-Dave-Porges/stories/201611240024
Fri, 25 Nov 2016 03:13:00 GMThttp://powersource.post-gazette.com/powersource/companies/2016/11/25/What-s-next-for-EQT-s-CEO-Dave-Porges/stories/201611240024At 59, Dave Porges is two years older than his predecessor Murry Gerber was when he decided to retire from the helm of EQT Corp.&#160; At 59, Dave Porges is two years older than his predecessor Murry Gerber was when he decided to retire from the helm of EQT Corp. ]]>Sunoco Logistics to acquire pipeline firmhttp://powersource.post-gazette.com/powersource/companies/2016/11/23/Sunoco-Logistics-to-acquire-pipeline-firm/stories/201611230085
Tue, 22 Nov 2016 21:56:48 GMThttp://powersource.post-gazette.com/powersource/companies/2016/11/23/Sunoco-Logistics-to-acquire-pipeline-firm/stories/201611230085Sunoco Logistics Partners LP, based in Newtown Square, announced Monday that it had agreed to acquire its parent company, Energy Transfer Partners LP, the firm building the hotly contested Dakota Access Pipeline in the Midwest.

Sunoco Logistics Partners LP, based in Newtown Square, announced Monday that it had agreed to acquire its parent company, Energy Transfer Partners LP, the firm building the hotly contested Dakota Access Pipeline in the Midwest.

Group sues over lack of info in Alaska Railroad LNG projecthttp://powersource.post-gazette.com/powersource/companies/2016/11/22/Group-sues-over-lack-of-info-in-Alaska-Railroad-LNG-project-3/stories/201611220146
Tue, 22 Nov 2016 18:39:03 GMThttp://powersource.post-gazette.com/powersource/companies/2016/11/22/Group-sues-over-lack-of-info-in-Alaska-Railroad-LNG-project-3/stories/201611220146ANCHORAGE, Alaska — An environmental group filed a lawsuit Monday against the Federal Railroad Administration for failing to disclose the approval process for the Alaska Railroad’s application for rail shipments of highly volatile liquefied natural gas. ANCHORAGE, Alaska — An environmental group filed a lawsuit Monday against the Federal Railroad Administration for failing to disclose the approval process for the Alaska Railroad’s application for rail shipments of highly volatile liquefied natural gas.]]>Activists and police trade blame after Dakota Access protester severely injuredhttp://powersource.post-gazette.com/powersource/companies/2016/11/22/Officers-douse-Dakota-Access-oil-pipeline-protesters-in-subfreezing-weather/stories/201611220138
Wed, 23 Nov 2016 04:32:54 GMThttp://powersource.post-gazette.com/powersource/companies/2016/11/22/Officers-douse-Dakota-Access-oil-pipeline-protesters-in-subfreezing-weather/stories/201611220138Activists protesting the Dakota Access oil pipeline said a demonstrator was undergoing multiple rounds of emergency surgery Monday after an explosion severely injured her left arm during clashes with law enforcement near project’s planned construction sites. Activists protesting the Dakota Access oil pipeline said a demonstrator was undergoing multiple rounds of emergency surgery Monday after an explosion severely injured her left arm during clashes with law enforcement near project’s planned construction sites.]]>Sunoco Logistics to merge with parent companyhttp://powersource.post-gazette.com/powersource/companies/2016/11/22/Sunoco-Logistics-to-merge-with-parent-company-Energy-Transfer-Partners-shale-pipeline/stories/201611220137
Tue, 22 Nov 2016 16:02:13 GMThttp://powersource.post-gazette.com/powersource/companies/2016/11/22/Sunoco-Logistics-to-merge-with-parent-company-Energy-Transfer-Partners-shale-pipeline/stories/201611220137Sunoco Logistics Partners LP, based in Newtown Square, announced Monday that it had agreed to acquire its parent company, Energy Transfer Partners LP, the firm building the hotly contested Dakota Access Pipeline in the Midwest.

Sunoco Logistics Partners LP, based in Newtown Square, announced Monday that it had agreed to acquire its parent company, Energy Transfer Partners LP, the firm building the hotly contested Dakota Access Pipeline in the Midwest.

Dakota Access oil pipeline developer won't consider reroutehttp://powersource.post-gazette.com/powersource/companies/2016/11/18/Dakota-Access-oil-pipeline-developer-won-t-consider-reroute-5/stories/201611180238
Fri, 18 Nov 2016 22:54:09 GMThttp://powersource.post-gazette.com/powersource/companies/2016/11/18/Dakota-Access-oil-pipeline-developer-won-t-consider-reroute-5/stories/201611180238DALLAS — The head of the company building the Dakota Access oil pipeline said Friday that it won’t be rerouted but that he’d like to meet with the head of an American Indian tribe to try to ease the tribe’s concerns about the project. DALLAS — The head of the company building the Dakota Access oil pipeline said Friday that it won’t be rerouted but that he’d like to meet with the head of an American Indian tribe to try to ease the tribe’s concerns about the project.]]>Covestro, WindStax to continue collaboration on sustainable business practiceshttp://powersource.post-gazette.com/powersource/companies/2016/11/18/Covestro-WindStax-to-continue-collaboration-on-sustainable-business-practices/stories/201611180092
Thu, 17 Nov 2016 18:46:55 GMThttp://powersource.post-gazette.com/powersource/companies/2016/11/18/Covestro-WindStax-to-continue-collaboration-on-sustainable-business-practices/stories/201611180092Covestro and WindStax have been partnering for months with New Mexican artist Andrea Polli to create an energy-efficient lighting display on Pittsburgh’s Rachel Carson Bridge that will be unveiled tonight during the city’s Light-Up Night festivities. Covestro and WindStax have been partnering for months with New Mexican artist Andrea Polli to create an energy-efficient lighting display on Pittsburgh’s Rachel Carson Bridge that will be unveiled tonight during the city’s Light-Up Night festivities.]]>Vast field of recoverable oil, natural gas found in Texashttp://powersource.post-gazette.com/powersource/companies/2016/11/16/Vast-field-of-recoverable-oil-natural-gas-found-in-Texas-1/stories/201611160188
Wed, 16 Nov 2016 15:50:15 GMThttp://powersource.post-gazette.com/powersource/companies/2016/11/16/Vast-field-of-recoverable-oil-natural-gas-found-in-Texas-1/stories/201611160188DALLAS — A vast field of shale rock in West Texas could yield 20 billion barrels of oil, making it the largest source of shale oil the U.S. Geological Survey has ever assessed, agency officials said. DALLAS — A vast field of shale rock in West Texas could yield 20 billion barrels of oil, making it the largest source of shale oil the U.S. Geological Survey has ever assessed, agency officials said.]]>Even without the cracker, Shell’s industrial site is impressivehttp://powersource.post-gazette.com/powersource/companies/2016/11/15/Even-without-the-cracker-Shell-offers-view-of-imposing-sight/stories/201611150084
Mon, 14 Nov 2016 23:53:05 GMThttp://powersource.post-gazette.com/powersource/companies/2016/11/15/Even-without-the-cracker-Shell-offers-view-of-imposing-sight/stories/201611150084While the ground is still mostly flat and covered with dirt, it’s not hard to imagine the sweeping expanse of industry queued up for Potter Township, where Shell Chemical Appalachia is building the region’s first ethane cracker. While the ground is still mostly flat and covered with dirt, it’s not hard to imagine the sweeping expanse of industry queued up for Potter Township, where Shell Chemical Appalachia is building the region’s first ethane cracker.]]>Duquesne Light moves forward on microgrid projecthttp://powersource.post-gazette.com/powersource/companies/2016/11/15/Duquesne-Light-moves-forward-on-microgrid-project/stories/201611150026
Mon, 14 Nov 2016 20:07:17 GMThttp://powersource.post-gazette.com/powersource/companies/2016/11/15/Duquesne-Light-moves-forward-on-microgrid-project/stories/201611150026Duquesne Light Co. has selected an engineering firm to begin construction next year of an experimental microgrid on its Woods Run facility and Preble Service Center, a project that energy researchers say has the potential to dramatically alter the power grid in Pittsburgh.

Duquesne Light Co. has selected an engineering firm to begin construction next year of an experimental microgrid on its Woods Run facility and Preble Service Center, a project that energy researchers say has the potential to dramatically alter the power grid in Pittsburgh.